by McMurray Staff | Apr 30, 2021 | Baby Chicks, Chickens, Featured, Gail Damerow, Poultry Health, Raising Chickens
Coccidiosis is the most common disease in baby chicks and turkey poults, and also the most common cause of death. Continuing our interview series with poultry expert and best-selling author, Gail Damerow, we ask her what causes coccidiosis and what can be done about...
by McMurray Staff | Apr 24, 2020 | Baby Chicks, Chicken Eggs, Chickens, Education, Raising Chickens
Last month when schools closed across the country and the kids were suddenly needing some educational activities to keep them busy, we began Chicken School in our home. If you caught our first blog in this series, Chicken School, Homeschool Learning Ideas, you know we...
by McMurray Staff | Nov 6, 2019 | Baby Chicks, Events, News Coverage, Raising Chickens
Homesteaders’ children at the 2019 Homesteaders of America Conference in Front Royal, VA, learning about baby chicks at the McMurray Hatchery tent. Photos of the Roots and Refuge kids by VW Family Farms; Benny by White House on the Hill for Homesteaders of...
by McMurray Staff | Mar 10, 2019 | Baby Chicks, Guest Articles, Jodi Helmer, Raising Chickens
The first time we brought home a box of chicks, I was terrified. The day-old chicks needed specialized care and I wanted to do everything right to help them grow from cheeping balls of fluff to a feathered flock clucking around the pasture.I read a lot of great books...
by McMurray Staff | Sep 27, 2018 | Baby Chicks, Interviews, McMurray Hatchery Customer Stories, McMurray Hatchery Videos, News Coverage
This week, YouTube Homesteaders and creators on the rise, White House on the Hill, paid a visit to McMurray Hatchery. Jake, Becky, and their son Uriah were in town to tour the Hatchery and pick up their Fall meat bird order of Jumbo Cornish X Rocks. Watch the video of...
by McMurray Staff | Sep 7, 2018 | Baby Chicks, McMurray Hatchery Videos, Raising Chickens
Each year, when Summer turns to Fall, our team at McMurray Hatchery begins the annual process to hatch and raise our breeder flock for the following season. We hatch and ship day-old, baby chicks from January through October each year. It takes between 18 and 22 weeks...
